And while the financial outcomes might be great for stockholders in a $32 billion or so agreement, Kansas City could lose a lot in the deal. This merger bus is being driven by Sprint’s majority owner, Softbank.

Third, the wildly successful Sprint Center most likely would have to get a new name if the Sprint name goes away.

Fourth — and this is the biggest unknown — Kansas City could be in danger of losing jobs after the merger, especially if the new CEO wants to move the corporation’s top dogs to California (closer to Japan, home of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son) or T-Mobile USA’s headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

So what’s the likely successor when it comes to names?

Some people are putting their eggs in the T-Mobile basket, pointing out that it is a widely know brand worldwide, with decent marks for quality. And if the new company wants to put some fear into Verizon and AT&T — the big players in the cellphone market — the new firm has to be a recognizable brand.

So that might mean in the future we will be going downtown to something called “T-Mobile Center.”

So ... grab your friends and let’s go catch a basketball game at “Softbank USA Center”?

Hmm. Actually, that has a nice ring to it.

Of course, Softbank USA — or T-Mobile or whatever the name of the new company becomes — will sound even better to Kansas City officials as long as it keeps paying the annual naming rights for the arena.

However, if the city loses jobs because of the merger, that could put a damper on a lot of excitement that now surrounds Sprint’s future plans.